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Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2018

Build new U.S. base on Guam

I don't belong to any political party. I am not a political scientist. I am not an Okinawan, but I'm from Kikaijima, one of the Amami Islands between Okinawa and Kyushu.
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2018

Asanuma's killing re-enacted in U.S.

It should be worth noting that the local Republican Party-sponsored event mentioned in the article,"New York's Andrew Cuomo blasts Trump, Republicans over protest clash" (Oct. 16) included a re-enactment of the 1960 assassination of Japanese socialist party leader Inejiro Asanuma by a young right-wing...
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018

Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami consider legal action against fake exhibitions in China

Exhibitions of works passed off as those by renowned Japanese artists Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami have been held in China recently, and the two artists are considering legal action to seek criminal charges, their lawyers have said.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Oct 26, 2018

The Japan Times Satoyama Photo Contest Selected by Readers 2018

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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Oct 26, 2018

The Japan Times読者が選ぶ Satoyamaフォトコンテスト2018

Oct 26, 2018

The Japan Times Satoyama Photo Contest Selected by Readers 2018
- Share the beauty of "Satoyama" to the world - Announced the Winners

Tokyo, October 26, 2018 - The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium (Representative: Minako Suematsu, chairperson of The Japan Times Co., Ltd.) announced the winners of the "Satoyama Photo Contest 2018."
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

FBI searches Florida mail center in hunt for sender of package bombs to Trump critics

Federal agents searched a U.S. mail facility near Miami on Thursday night in the race to find who sent 10 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump as leads pointed to Florida as the packages' possible origin.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

Design for bombs mailed to Trump critics said came from internet; Florida leads pursued

The investigation into 10 pipe bombs sent to high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump is focusing on leads in Florida, a federal law enforcement source said on Thursday while another source said investigators believe the devices' design came from the internet.
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WORLD
Oct 26, 2018

At least 18, mostly children, killed in Jordan flash flood near Dead Sea

At least 18 people, mainly schoolchildren and teachers, were killed on Thursday by a flash flood during a school outing near Jordan's Dead Sea in one of the worst disasters in the kingdom in years, rescuers and hospital workers said.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

'Khashoggi's friends' hold vigil outside Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

Dozens of people gathered outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Thursday in a vigil to demand "full justice" for journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed after entering the building three weeks ago.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

Manhunt intensifies as bombs are mailed to more Trump critics, this time Joe Biden and Robert De Niro

The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, authorities said.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018

No one wanted Trump portrait, so his charity had to buy it, his lawyer argues

When Donald Trump offered to pay $10,000 from his personal charitable foundation for a six-foot oil portrait of himself, the future president only meant to "get the bidding started" during a 2014 auction at his Mar-a-Lago resort, his lawyer told a New York judge.
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BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018

Saudis trumpet $56 billion in mainly U.S. deals as confab ends amid partial boycott over journalist's slaying

Saudi Arabia said it signed $56 billion in deals at an investment conference this week and expected the United States to remain a key business partner despite a partial boycott of the event over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2018

Asian presence dominates Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet

The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off Thursday with a notable dearth of Hollywood stars, namely the two who star in the opening movie.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2018

Japan and China resume top-level diplomacy

Regular contacts need to resume between Japan and China's top leaders in order to stabilize the bilateral relationship.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2018

U.S. is more engaged than ever in Indo-Pacific

The U.S. involvement in the Indo-Pacific region benefits not only itsinterests, but the interests of its partners, allies and neighbors.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2018

The linchpins for a rules-based Indo-Pacific

the Abe-Modi summit offers an opportunity to discuss how the Tokyo-New Delhi duet can contribute to the larger U.S.-initiated effort to build strategic equilibrium, power stability and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
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WORLD
Oct 25, 2018

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh: sources

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter, even as the kingdom faces heightened scrutiny following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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JAPAN
Oct 25, 2018

Activist for Rohingya Muslims calls on Tokyo to speak out over refugee crisis

A leader of a global network of activists for Rohingya Muslims on Thursday called on Japan to actively speak out against the alleged abuse and genocide against Myanmar's ethnic minority by the country's military and strongly criticized Tokyo for its relative silence on a crisis that has become a major...
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2018

Maple Leafs remain perfect in away games

The Toronto Maple Leafs continued their early season road dominance on Wednesday, collecting a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets to improve to a perfect 5-0-0 in away games this season.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2018

Former Olympic runner Izumi Maki dies of cancer at 49

Two-time Olympic long-distance runner Izumi Maki, who later served as a training adviser for Fujita Running Academy, died at her Osaka home on Oct. 18. She was 49.

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